Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper summarizes a study employing a systems approach for analyzing one class of modifications within a poultry processing plant. The modifications considered were changes in water‐flow arrangements and process characteristics to reduce water intake of the plant and waste‐treatment costs. The object of the study was to develop a technique or techniques by which a combination of proposed modifications could be chosen to minimize water flow through the plant.Existing and proposed flows were represented as a network, and linear programming was used to solve the minimum‐flow problem for the network. Application of the technique was made to an existing, typical plant in Durham, N.C. Results of the application showed fresh water intake could be reduced by 45% to 51%, and furthermore that annual returns of 62% to 494% could be obtained on investment in the optimum modification sets, as fresh water costs varying from 10 cents to $1.00 per 1000 gal.Types of modifications of a poultry processing plant are classified by types, and the relative importance and effectiveness of each type are discussed.
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